Identification of naphthalene carboxylase as a prototype for the anaerobic activation of non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2770-2774

  Mouttaki, Housna ^a   Johannes, Jörg ^a,b   Meckenstock, Rainer U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; CARBOXY-LYASES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NAPHTHALENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867208696     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02768.x     Document Type: Article

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